A COMPARISON OF THE BUILDING PROTECTION FACTOR CODES CAPS-2 AND PF-COMP

Abstract

The relative merits of two computer codes, PF-COMP and CAPS-2, for calculating radiation fallout protection factors for shelter areas were investigated by comparing the code results with those from hand calculations based on the Engineering Manual method. Five building types were considered. For protection factors in the range of 1 to 100, the PF-COMP code was found to yield values that were within plus or minus 15% of the hand-calculated values, while the CAPS-2 code gave results that were within -44 to +90% of the hand- calculated values. For protection factors greater than 100, the PF-COMP code results were within -41 to +36% and the CAPS-2 code results were within -10 to +58% of the hand-calculated values.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0675466

Entities

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  • M. L. Gritzner
  • P. N. Stevens

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  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basements
  • Civil Defense
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Elevation
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Geometry
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Shelters
  • Shielding
  • Specifications
  • Thickness

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